Overview
- Senior JD(U) leaders held a nearly two-hour meeting with Nitish Kumar at his official Patna residence focused on forming the next government.
- Nitish Kumar’s staff have begun moving his belongings from 1, Anne Marg to his long-used address at 7, Circular Road, signaling a planned exit.
- Kumar took oath as a Rajya Sabha MP on Friday, and multiple reports say his resignation as chief minister is expected early next week.
- A JD(U) MP said the BJP is likely to supply the next chief minister, while JD(U) plans to nominate two deputy chief ministers, including Nishant Kumar.
- Allied leader Chirag Paswan said he is not in the race for the top post and described the transition as unfolding according to a defined plan.